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genial(dictionary)
genial(1)(dictionary)
genial(2)(dictionary)
genial(medicine)
genial tubercle(medicine)
razor(dictionary)
razor(medicine)
razor wire(dictionary)

genial tubercle (medicine) and razor-back (iou)


genial tubercle (medicine)


genial tubercle -->
mental spine


A slight projection, sometimes two, in the middle line of the posterior surface of the body of the mandible, giving attachment to the geniohyoid muscle (below) and the genioglossus (above).

Synonym: spina mentalis, genial tubercle.


razor-back (iou)



razor-back noun & adjective. E19.
[from RAZOR noun + BACK noun1.]
A. noun.
A fin-whale, a rorqual. E19.
A pig having a back formed into a high narrow ridge; esp. a member of a half-wild breed of hogs common in the southern US. M19.
b. A lean scraggy bullock or cow. Austral. & NZ slang. L20.
A back formed into a high ridge, esp. in cattle and horses. M19.
A steep-sided narrow ridge of land. Chiefly Austral. & NZ. L19.
A circus hand; esp. one who loads and unloads the wagons. US slang. E20.
b. adjective. Having a very sharp back or ridge. M19.
razor-backed adjective E19.